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I've been having fun experimenting with different ways to make even more delicious and varied layer cakes, naturally using seasonal ingredients. This all started out because my cousin dropped off a bushel of guavas from his recent harvest.  Usually I make guava juice for drinks, like guava-lime-strawberry or guava-fizzy water with lemon or orange rind, or daiquiris and margaritas.  For this week's layer cake, since it was all about guava, and let me tell you coring and preparing them is half the fun since the fragrance is so delicate and delightful, bringing back childhood memories. Not gonna lie, it does take time, but the juice and guava cream are a nice delicate color and flavor for cakes and so worth it. I made a cream from pureed guava (seeds strained) and also a strawberry-guava mousse.  There are 2 mousses in this cake.  Also there are 2 different cakes.   My little time-saving secret for home-bakers : I usually make one batch of layer cakes one day,...